After Laughter Album chords by Paramore

CHORDS - PARAMORE : AFTER LAUGHTER (ALBUM)

1.   "Hard Times"
2.   "Rose-Colored Boy"
3.   "Told You So"
4.   "Forgiveness"
5.   "Fake Happy"
6.   "26"
7.   "Pool"
8.   "Grudges"
9.   "Caught in the Middle"
10.   "Idle Worship"
11.   "No Friend"
12.   "Tell Me How"

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1.   "Hard Times"
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Tuning: Standard

Intro:
Eb Fm | Ab Cm | Eb Fm | Cm Ab

Verse 1:
Eb      Fm
 All that I want
Ab       Cm
 Is to wake up fine
Eb         Fm
 Tell me that I’m alright
Cm    Ab
 That I ain’t gonna die
Eb      Fm
 All that I want
Ab        Cm
 Is a hole in the ground
Eb           Fm
 You can tell me when it’s alright
Cm   Ab
 For me to come out

Ab Bb Cm Eb

Chorus:
     Fm
Hard times
            Cm
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
    Eb
Hard times
             Ab
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
   Fm
These lives
             Cm
And I still don't know how I even survive
     Eb     Ab
Hard times, Hard times
Cm
And I gotta get to rock bottom

Interlude:
Eb Fm | Ab Cm | Eb Fm | Cm Ab

Verse 2:
Eb      Fm
 I'm walking around
Ab        Cm
 With my little raincloud
Eb        Fm
 Hanging over my head
Cm          Ab
 And it ain’t coming down
Eb      Fm
 Where do I go?
Ab          Cm
 Gimme some sort of sign
Eb      Fm
 Hit me with lightning!
Cm        Ab
 Maybe I’ll come alive

Ab Bb Cm Eb

Chorus:
     Fm
Hard times
            Cm
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
    Eb
Hard times
             Ab
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
   Fm
These lives
             Cm
And I still don't know how I even survive
     Eb     Ab
Hard times, Hard times
Cm
And I gotta get to rock bottom

Bridge:
Eb
Tell my friends I’m coming down
  Ab
We'll kick it when I hit the ground
Eb
Tell my friends I’m coming down
     Ab
We'll kick it when I hit the ground
Eb
   When I hit the ground
Ab
   When I hit the ground
Eb
   When I hit the ground
Ab
   When I hit the ground

Chorus:
     Fm
Hard times
            Cm
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
    Eb
Hard times
             Ab
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
   Fm
These lives
             Cm
And I still don't know how I even survive
     Eb     Ab
Hard times, Hard times

Chorus:
     Fm
Hard times
            Cm
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
    Eb
Hard times
             Ab
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
   Fm
These lives
             Cm
And I still don't know how I even survive
     Eb     Ab
Hard times, Hard times

Outro:
Fm Cm Eb Ab 2x Cm
      And I gotta get to rock bottom

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2.   "Rose-Colored Boy"
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Tuning : Standard
Intro:

F
Dm            C               F
Low-key, no pressure, just hang with me and my weather
  Dm            C
Low-key, no pressure, just hang with me and my weather

Verse:
F
Rose-colored boy
               Dm
I hear you making all that noise
               C
About the world you want to see
   F
And oh, I'm so annoyed
                   Dm          C
'Cause I just killed off what was left of the optimist in me


Refrain:
 Bb         C           Dm
Hearts are breaking, Wars are raging on
        C
And I have taken my glasses off
Bb         C
You got me nervous
                Dm
I'm right at the end of my rope
        C
A half empty girl
           F
Don't make me laugh, I'll choke

Chorus-
       F  Am     Bb
Just let me cry a little bit longer
       F   Am     Bb C
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
       Bb        C
Hey man, we all can't be like you

        Bb        C
I wish we were all rose-colored too

         F
My rose-colored boy
  Dm           C
Low-key, no pressure, just hang with me and my weather


Verse:
F                   Dm      C
I want you to stop insisting that I'm not a lost cause
               F
'Cause I've been through a lot
                     Dm
Really all I've got is just to stay pissed off
C
If it's all right by you
Bb         C          Dm
Hearts are breaking, wars are raging on
         F
And I have taken my glasses off
Bb         C
You got me nervous
                Dm
And you’re turning it into a joke
        C
A half empty girl
           F
Don't make me laugh, I'll...


Chorus-
       F  Am     Bb
Just let me cry a little bit longer
       F   Am     Bb C
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
       Bb        C
Hey man, we all can't be like you

        Bb        C
I wish we were all rose-colored too

         Bb      C
My rose-colored boy

Bb
Leave me here a little bit longer
              C
I think I wanna stay in the car
I don't want anybody seeing me cry now
Bb
You say "We gotta look on the bright side"
                 C
I say "Well maybe if you wanna go blind"
You say my eyes are getting too dark now
But boy, you ain't ever seen my mind


Chorus-
       F  Am     Bb
Just let me cry a little bit longer
       F   Am     Bb C
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
       Bb        C
Hey man, we all can't be like you

        Bb        C
I wish we were all rose-colored too
My rose-colored boy

       F  Am     Bb
Just let me cry a little bit longer
       F   Am     Bb C
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
    Bb        C
Nah, we all can't be like you
        Bb        C
I wish we were all rose-colored too

         F
My rose-colored boy
Dm             C             F
Low-key, no pressure, just hang with me and my weather
Dm              C
Low-key, no pressure, just hang with me and my weather

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3.   "Told You So"
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Tuning: Standard
Verse 1:

     A#
For all I know
Dm       Dm
  The best is over and
  A#        Dm
The worst is yet to come
    A#
Is it enough
Dm      Dm
  To keep on hoping
     A#        Dm
When the rest have given up
And they go

Chorus:

A# Gm     Dm F
   I hate to  say I told you so
A# Gm       Dm  F        A#
  But they love to  say they told me so
C     Dm F
 I hate to  say I told you so
A# Gm     Dm F
  They love to  say they told me

Tag:

A# Gm Dm F           A#
      Say they say they told me
C  Dm F           A#
    Say they say they told me
Gm Dm  F           A#
   You say, you say you told me
C Dm F

Instrumental:

A# Dm A# Dm

Verse 2:
      A#
I know you like
Dm     Dm       A#
 When I admit that I was wrong
       Dm
And you were right
      A#
At least I try
Dm      Dm
 To keep my cool
     A#       Dm
When I'm thrown into a fire
And they go

Chorus:

A# Gm     Dm F
   I hate to  say I told you so
A# Gm       Dm  F        A#
  But they love to  say they told me so
C     Dm F
 I hate to  say I told you so
A# Gm     Dm F
  They love to  say they told me

Tag:

A# Gm Dm F           A#
      Say they say they told me
C  Dm F           A#
    Say they say they told me
Gm Dm  F           A#
   You say, you say you told me
C Dm F

Bridge:

C
Throw me into the fire
Throw me and pull me out again
Dm
Throw me into the fire
Throw me and pull me out again
C
Throw me into the fire
Throw me and pull me out again
Dm
Throw me into the fire
Throw me and pull me out again
A#
Throw me into the fire
       Gm
Throw me and pull me out again
Dm
Throw me into the fire
Throw me and pull me out again
C
Throw me into the fire
Throw me and pull me out again
Dm
Throw me into the fire
Throw me and pull me out again
N.C.
Throw me into the fire
Throw me and pull me out again

Instrumental:

A# Gm Dm F
A# Gm Dm F
A# C  Dm F
A# Gm Dm F

Chorus:

A# Gm     Dm F
   I hate to  say I told you so
A# Gm       Dm  F        A#
  But they love to  say they told me so
C     Dm F
 I hate to  say I told you so
A# Gm     Dm F
  They love to  say they told me

Tag:

A# Gm Dm F           A#
      Say they say they told me
C  Dm F           A#
    Say they say they told me
Gm Dm  F           A#
   You say, you say you told me
C Dm F
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4.   "Forgiveness"
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Tuning: Standard

Intro: D A G 4x

Verse:
D             A      G D A G
You hurt me bad this time, no coming back
F#m            G
And I cry 'till I couldn't cry, another heart attack
F#m         G          A
If I lay on the floor, maybe I'll wake up
D               A
And I don't pick up when you call
 G            D A G
'Cause your voice is a gun
F#m        G
Every word is a bullet hole
Shot a hole in the sun
 F#m           G        A
If I never look up maybe I'll never notice


Chorus:
   D     A    G  D A G
And you, you want forgiveness
  D      A    G  D A G
But I, I just can't do it yet

Verse:
D               A      G      D A G
There's still a thread that runs from your body to mine
  F#m        G         A
And you can't break what you don't see, an invisible line
  F#m           G      A
If I follow it down would we just be alright?
  D              A G        D A G
But it could take me all your life to learn to love
      F#m        G
How I thought I could love someone
 G
I haven't even begun
F#m          G          A
If it's all up to us we might as well give up


Chorus:
D       A    G
And you, you want forgiveness
D      A    G
(I can barely hang on to myself)
D      A    G
But I, I can't give you that
D      A    G
(I can't give you, I can't give you that)
D       A    G
And you, you want forgiveness
D       A    G
(I'm afraid that I'll have nothing left)
D       A    G
But I, I just can't do it yet
D       A    G
(I can't do, I just can't do it yet)

Interlude: A G 4x

Bridge:
F#m        G
Don't you go and get it twisted
F#m       G
Forgiving is not forgetting
F#m        Bm
Don't you go and get it twisted
A
Forgiving is not forgetting
    A
No, it's not forgetting
     A
No, I'll never forget it, no

Do Chorus
And you, you want forgiveness
(I can barely hang on to myself)
But I, I can't give you that
(I can't give you, I can't give you that)
And you, you want forgiveness
(I'm afraid that I'll have nothing left)
But I, I just can't do it yet
(I can't do, I just can't do it yet)

End : D
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5.   "Fake Happy"
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Intro:

G    D      Em
I love making you believe
     C        G
What you get is what you see
      D    Em
But I'm so fake happy
     C
I feel so fake happy
G     D     Em
And I bet everybody here
  C
Is just as insincere
G      D
We're all so fake happy
  Em   C
And I know fake happy

Intro 2: C C C C Bm C Bm 4x

Verse:
C
I been doing a good job of makin' 'em think
I'm quite alright
But I hope I don't blink
You see its easy when I'm stomping on a beat
But no one sees me when I crawl back underneath

Pre-Chorus: C (Do intro 2)
If I smile with my teeth
Bet you believe me
If I smile with my teeth
I think I believe me

Chorus:
    G
Oh please don't ask me how I've been
            C
Don't make me play pretend
 C
Oh no, oh what's the use
Bm         C    Em      D  G
Oh please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too

C C C C Bm C Bm 2x

Verse 2:
C

And if I go out tonight, dress up my fears
You think I'll look alright with these mascara tears?
See I'm gonna draw my lipstick wider than my mouth
And if the lights are low they'll never see me frown

Pre-Chorus: C (Do intro 2)
If I smile with my teeth
Bet you believe me
If I smile with my teeth
I think I believe me

Chorus:
    G
Oh please don't ask me how I've been
            C
Don't make me play pretend
 C
Oh no, oh what's the use
Bm         C   Em.     D  G
Oh please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too


Bridge:
G               A  Bm       C   C
I know I said that I was doing good and that I'm happy now
Oh oh
Bm             C         D             G
I should've known that when things are going good thats when I get knocked down

G A  Bm  C  C(badapbadapbapbap)
Bm  C D Em  G (badapbadapbapbap)

Chorus: Do Chorus
Oh please, just don't ask me how I've been
Don't make me play pretend
Oh no, oh no
Oh what's the use?
Oh please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too
Oh please I bet everybody here is fake happy too
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6.   "26"
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Standard

D:x5707x
G:3x403x
Bm:x2003x
A/C#:54xO5x
Em:02400x
G/B: x2x00x
G/A: x0x20x

Intro: D G Bm 2x

Verse:
D          G    Bm      D G Bm
Man, you really know how to get someone down
D         G   Bm        D G Bm
Everything was fine, until you came around

Refrain:
        A/C#             G
And I’ve been chasing after dreamers in the clouds
   A/C#             G
After all wasn’t I the one who said
  G      G/B G/A    Em
To keep your feet on the ground
Man, you really brought me back down

Chorus:
G     D        A
Hold onto hope if you got it
G      D      A
Don’t let it go for nobody
G         D      A
And they say that dreaming is free
G       D         A
But I wouldn’t care what it cost me

Verse:
D          G    Bm         D G Bm
You got me tied up but I stay close to the window
D          G    Bm          D G Bm
And I talk to myself about the places that I used to go
          A/C#          G
And hope that someday that I just float away
          A/C#        G
And forget every cynical thing you said
        G/B G/A  Em
When you gonna hear me out
Man, you really bring me down

Chorus:
G     D        A
Hold onto hope if you got it
G      D      A
Don’t let it go for nobody
G         D      A
And they say that dreaming is free
G       D         A
But I wouldn’t care what it cost me

Bridge:

Em A
    Reality will break your heartk your
Em A
   Survival will not be the hardest
 Em A
  It’s keeping all your hopes alive
Em A
 When all the rest of you has died
So let it break your heart

Chorus:
G     D        A
Hold onto hope if you got it
G      D      A
Don’t let it go for nobody
G         D      A
And they say that dreaming is free
G       D         A
But I wouldn’t care what it cost me

G     D        A
Hold onto hope if you got it
G      D      A
Don’t let it go for nobody
G         D      A
And they say that dreaming is free
G       D         A
But I wouldn’t care what it cost me

G/B-G/A-Em 4x
Paramore-

Transcribed

Transcribed by Francis Sario

Capo :
Intro: D G
D
D          G    Bm      D
Man, you really know how to get

D         G   Bm        D

Everything was fine, until you

And I’ve been chasing after dreamers in

After all wasn’t I the one


To keep your feet on
Man, you really brought me
G     D
G
Hold onto hope if you
G
Don’t let it go
G
And they say that dreaming

G
D
D
D          G    Bm         D
You got me tied up but I stay close to
D          G    Bm          D
And I talk to myself about the places that I used

And hope that someday that I just


And forget every cynical thing

When you gonna hear
Man, you really bring
G     D
G
Hold onto hope if you
G
Don’t let it go
G
And they say that dreaming

G
But I wouldn’t care what it
Em
Em A
  Reality will break   Em

Survival will not be the

It’s keeping all your

When all the rest of you
So let it break
G     D
G
Hold onto hope if you
G
Don’t let it go
G
And they say that dreaming

G
But I wouldn’t care what it
G
Hold onto hope if you
G
Don’t let it go
G
And they say that dreaming

G
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7.   "Pool"
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Intro: F C G 4x

Verse:
    F
As if the first cut wasn’t deep enough
   C                  G
I dove in again ’cause I’m not into giving up
           F
Could’ve gotten the same rush from any lover’s touch
      C
Why get used to something new?
       G
‘Cause no one breaks my heart like you

Verse :
F
And you kiss me, and you wish we could see what happens next
C          G
For a moment, I can forget what happens in my head
F
If I doubt you, will you come through with a happy second chance?
C
A happy ending
G
But this time you don’t leave me sinking

Chorus:
C  G   F
I’m underwater
With no air in my lungs
C  G   F
My eyes are open
I’m done giving up
C  Em   F
You are the wave
I could never tame
C  G   F
If I survive
I’ll dive back in

F
As if the first blood didn’t thrill enough
     C                G
I went further out to see what else was left of us
          F
Never found the deep end of our little ocean
      C
Drain the fantasy of you
    G
Headfirst into shallow pools

F
And I wonder, is it better to get it over with?
 C      G
The illusion, can shatter before we begin
F
If you’re really sorry
           C
Happy second chance, I think I could forgive
G
This time you won’t leave me sinking



Chorus:
C  G   F
I’m underwater
With no air in my lungs
C  G   F
My eyes are open
I’m done giving up
C  Em   F
You are the wave
I could never tame
C  G   F
If I survive
I’ll dive back in

Bridge :
F
Dive back into
Right back into
C          G
Dive right back into you
Now I know you
F
Now that I know you
Now that I know you
C            C
Dive right back into you
F
Dive back into
Right back into
C          G
Dive right back into you
Now I know you
F
Now that I know you
Now that I know you
C            C
Dive right back into you

Chorus:
C  G   F
I’m underwater
With no air in my lungs
C  G   F
My eyes are open
I’m done giving up
C  Em   F
You are the wave
I could never tame
C  G   F
If I survive

C  G   F
I’m underwater
With no air in my lungs
C  G   F
My eyes are open
I’m done giving up
C  Em   F
You are the wave
I could never tame
C  G   F
If I survive
F
I’ll dive back in
F
I’ll dive back in
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8.   "Grudges"
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Intro - D G A G 4x


Verse -
  D     G         A          G
Strange how we found ourselves exactly where we left off
         D    G         A
I know you’re shaking my hand like it is the first time
 G
Are we alright?

Refrain:
      D       G
Are you recounting all my faults?
 A
And are you racking your brain just to find them all?
     D     Em        F#m G
Could it be that I’ve changed or did you?

Chorus:
D      G
Stop asking why
        A       G
Why we had to waste so much time
        D         G
Well, we just pick up, pick up and start again
     A          G
‘Cause we can’t keep holding on to grudges

Verse:
D      G       A        G
Time is a bastard I won’t break my neck to get around it
         D     G
But aren’t we so brave to give up a fight
       A     G
And let the years go by without us

Refrain:
D            G
‘Cause now I feel you by my side
A             G
And I don’t even care if it’s been a while
    D     Em       F#m       G
I can feel that we’ve changed and we’re better this way


Chorus:
D      G
Stop asking why
        A       G
Why we had to waste so much time
        D         G
Well, we just pick up, pick up and start again
     A          G
‘Cause we can’t keep holding on to grudges

Chorus 2:
F#m             G
And if you wanna call me up or come over
 A         A
Come on, we’ll laugh ’till we cry
D       G
Like we did when we were kids
    A          G
‘Cause we can’t keep holding on to grudges

Bridge:
G F#m    A
Why did it take so long?
G F#m    A
Why did it take so long?
G F#m    A
Why did it take us so long to just let go?
G F#m    A
Why did it take us so long to stop holding on?

Chorus:
D      G
Stop asking why
        A       G
Why we had to waste so much time
        D         G
Well, we just pick up, pick up and start again
     A          G
‘Cause we can’t keep holding on to grudges

Chorus 2:
F#m             G
And if you wanna call me up or come over
 A         A
Come on, we’ll laugh ’till we cry
D       G
Like we did when we were kids
    A          G
‘Cause we can’t keep holding on to grudges

Outro - D G A G 4x
We can’t keep holding on to grudges
Could it be that I’ve changed or did you?
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9.   "Caught in the Middle"
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Intro" C F G 2x
C
I can’t think of getting old
F         G    C F G
It only makes me want to die
C
And I can’t think of who I was
F           G     C F G
‘Cause it just makes me want to cry, cry, cry


Refrain:
      F          Em
Can’t look back, can’t look too far ahead
     F         G
I got the point, I got the message


Chorus:
C            Am     Em F
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle
C            Am      Em F
I try to keep going but it’s not that simple
C             Am       Em F
I think I’m a little bit caught in the middle
C            Am
Gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter
       Em  F
Yeah I’m caught in the middle

C F G 2x

Verse:
C
I was dreaming life away
F         G     C F G
All the while just going blind
C
Can’t see the forest for the trees
F         G    C F G
Behind the lids of my own eyes

Refrain :
     F          Em
Nostalgia’s cool, but it won’t help me now
      F           G
A dream is good, if you don’t wear it out

Chorus:
C            Am        Em F
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle
C             Am        Em F
I try to keep going but it’s not that simple
C             Am        Em F
I think I’m a little bit caught in the middle
C             Am
Gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter
   Em      F
Yeah I’m caught in the middle

Solo-
C Am F F
C
No, I don’t need no help
Am
I can sabotage me by myself
F
Don’t need no one else
F
I can sabotage me by myself

C
I don’t need no help
Am
I can sabotage me by myself
F
Don’t need no one else
F
I can sabotage me by myself (repeat)

Chorus:
C            Am     Em F
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle
C             Am     Em F
I try to keep going but it’s not that simple
C             Am       Em F
I think I’m a little bit caught in the middle
C            Am
Gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter
   Em      F
Yeah I’m caught in the middle

C F G

I’m caught in the middle
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10.   "Idle Worship"
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Verse 1:
D#
Standing here like I'm supposed to say something
Gm
Don't hold your breath, I never said I'd save you, honey
G#
And I don't want your money. If I was you, I'd run from me
  A#
or rip me open. You'll see you're not the only one who's hopeless.
D#
Be sure to put your faith in something more
Gm
I'm just a girl and you're not as alone as you feel
G#
We all got problems, don't we? We all need heroes, don't we?
A#
But rest assured, there's not a single person here who's worthy

Pre-Chorus:
D#      D#/D Gm
La, la la la la la la
N.C.
Don't let me let you down


Chorus:
G#   D#     A#        G#
  Hey baby, I'm not your superhuman
D#           A#
And if that's what you want
         G#
I hate to let you down
         A#
I got your hopes up
        G#
Now I got you hoping
        A#
That I'm gonna be the one to let you down


Verse 2:
D#
Oh, it's such a long and awful lonely fall
Gm
Down from this pedestal that you keep putting me on
G#
What if I fall on my face? What if I make a mistake?
A#
If it's okay a little grace would be appreciated
D#
Remember how we used to like ourselves?
Gm
What little light that's left, we need to keep it sacred
G#
I know that you're afraid to let all the dark escape ya
A#
But we can let the light illuminate these hopeless places


Pre-Chorus:
D#      D#/D Gm
La, la la la la la la
N.C.    G#  A#  D#
Just let me let you down


Chorus:
G#   D#     A#        G#
  Hey baby, I'm not your superhuman
D#           A#
And if that's what you want
         G#
I hate to let you down
         A#
I got your hopes up
        G#
Now I got you hoping
        A#
That I'm gonna be the one to let you down


Break:
Cm


Bridge:
A#       D#  G#  Cm
La la la la la la
A#       D#  G#
La la la la la la
Cm          A#
Oh, no, I ain't your hero
D#            G#
You're wasting all your faith on me
Cm          A#
Oh, no, I know where this goes
D#              G#
They can say, they say, your savior doesn't look a thing like me


Pre-Chorus:
D#      D#/D Gm
La, la la la la la la
N.C.
Don't let me let you down


Chorus:
G#   D#     A#        G#
  Hey baby, I'm not your superhuman
D#           A#
And if that's what you want
         G#
I hate to let you down
         A#
I got your hopes up
        G#
Now I got you hoping
        A#
That I'm gonna be the one to let you down

(x2)
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11.   "No Friend"
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Cm G# Gm (all througout)

These old letters from years ago
I felt it was leading to a
...:
When I wrote this ...: I may have been finally able to address how it feels

Another brick-red room,
Another black-top town,
Another misspelled band burning their own houses down,
Another pine-box tune to fill the cemetery day
Another star, a touch of orange over purgatory gray,

Another thorny field to scatter fruitless seed,
Another song that runs too long god knows no one needs
More misguided ghosts, more transparent hands
To drop a nickel in our basket and we'll do our riot!

Dance beneath another burning sky,
Behind our painted lips
In scores of catatonic smile-covered ankle-bitten ships
So throw your pedestal of stone in the forgetful sea
As protection from the paper-thin perfection
You project on me

When this repetition ends behind the window shades,
A semi-conscious sorrow sleeping in the bed I've made,
That most unrestful bed, that most original of sins
And you'll say that's what I get when I let ambition win again

I'd hate to let you down
So I'll let the waters rise
And drown my dull reflection
In the naïve expectation in your eyes
Back in a cast bit-part,
Back when I felt most free,
I had a butcher's heart and no one thought they knew me

So before the regiment resumes,
Before the dreaded sun appears,
My driver's waiting
So let's make one point crystal clear:

You see a flood-lit form,
I see a shirt design,
I'm no savior of yours
And you're no friend of mine.

You're no friend of mine
You're no friend of mine
I'm no savior of yours and you're no friend of mine

You see a flood-lit form
I see a shirt design
I'm no savior of yours
And you're no friend of mine

I see myself in the reflection of people's eyes
Realising what they see may not be even close to the image I see in myself
And I hate I might actually be more afraid
...: I feel like they know the story
I saw a bear floating in the river and thought it was a fur coat
Twelve years ago I stood on the shore
Jumped in and grabbed the coat
And the river is rushing toward a waterfall
And my friend stood at the shore and shouted to let go of the coat and swim back to land
I let go of the coat but the coat won't let go of me
In any case please let me know if there's more I can give you
If nothing comes of it, then just know we are grateful


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12.   "Tell Me How"
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Intro:
    BbM7  C
    BbM7  Am7
    F   Am7
    F
Verse:
     C         BbM7
I can't call you a stranger
       C     BbM7
But I can't call you
        Am7        F
I know you think that I erased you
      Am7         F
You may hate me but I can't hate you
          C
And I won't replace you

Chorus
BbM7               C
Tell me how to feel about you now
BbM7
Tell me how to feel about you now
 Am7  F
 Oh,   let me know
 Am7          F  (C)
Do I suffocate or let go?

Verse-
               BbM7
Think I'm tired of getting over it
    C         BbM7
Just starting something new again
       Am7     F
I'm getting sick of the beginnings
  Am7   F
And always coming to your defences
       C           BbM7
I guess it's good to get it off my chest
       C       BbM7
I guess I can't believe I haven't yet
 Am7            F
You know I got my own convictions
Am7             F
And they're stronger than any addiction
   (C)
But no one's winning


Chorus
BbM7               C
Tell me how to feel about you now
BbM7
Tell me how to feel about you now
 Am7  F
 Oh,   let me know
 Am7          F  (C)
Do I suffocate or let go?


(Repeat chorus)

Interlude: Gm Dm-C Am 2x
              Gm
You keep me up with your silence
Dm            C
Take me down with your quiet
 Am           Gm
Of all the weapons you fight with
  Dm           C
Your silence is the most violent

(DO Chorus 2x)

Outro:
BbM7  C
    BbM7  Am7
    F   Am7
    F   C

You don't have to tell me
If you ever think of me
I know you say you're busy
In the wild fog of your memory
You don't have to tell me
I can still believe

End : BbM7"

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